Optimum Overhang Geometry for Building Energy Saving in Tropical Climates

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 563-570

  Ossen, Dilshan Remaz ^a   Hamdan Ahmad, Mohd ^a   Madros, Nor Haliza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Energy consumption; Incident solar radiation; Natural light; Overhang; Tropical climate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886395643     PISSN: 13467581     EISSN: 13472852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3130/jaabe.4.563     Document Type: Article

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